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minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoOnly Congress can declare war, anything else is just a “police action”. That used to actually mean something…in the 1800s. It lost its meaning with good ol’ Teddy Roosevelt.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoYes it’s a distinction without a difference. You might even say not worth mentioning.
Only Congress can declare war, anything else is just a “police action”. That used to actually mean something…in the 1800s. It lost its meaning with good ol’ Teddy Roosevelt.
Yes it’s a distinction without a difference. You might even say not worth mentioning.